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Can you guess what these Old English words mean? The modern words are the Old French words that replaced them when the Normans conquered England.
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Last updated: January 8, 2023
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Wanderstar
Wort
Lich
Adder
Sourstuff
Wight
Weasand
Wayfare
Wantsome
Britches
Bilewit
Overgive
Sooth
Yeartide
Leech
Athel
Corpse
Creature
Doctor
Innocent
Journey
Noble
Oesophagus
Oxygen
Pants
Planet
Plant
Poor
Reality
Season
Surrender
Venom
2 Comments
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Level 89
Jan 9, 2023
Oxygen wasn't discovered until the late 18th Century so I had to google sourstuff and it seems to be a very modern word in a made up language and used in science fiction.
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Level 78
Jan 9, 2023
True, it's not a literal translation for oxygen, but rather is associated with the acidic gases that form during fermentation if oxygen is present (hence, the "sour"). The term "sour-stuff" has a much, much longer history than modern science fiction. In fact, there are books from the 1800s and early 1900s on Old English that mention the term "sour-stuff". Anyway, while they didn't know oxygen existed, they knew something was making their wine go sour!